Junior Sa'u

Junior Sa'u
Junior Sa'u playing for the Newcastle Knights in 2009
Personal information
Nickname Hot Sauce
Born 18 April 1987 (1987-04-18) (age 24)
Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing, Second-row, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008– Newcastle Knights 78 24 0 0 96
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–10 New Zealand 7 7 0 0 28
As of 8 April 2010
Source: RLP

Tafeaga "Junior" Sa'u (born 18 April 1987) is a rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He plays as a centre. He is the first cousin of Manly Sea Eagles centre Steve Matai.

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Playing career

Sa'u has played for the Newcastle Knights since making his first grade debut in 2008.

Representative career

Sa'u was named in the Samoa training squad for the 2008 World Cup but did not make the final squad.[1]

In 2009 Sa'u was selected as part of the New Zealand Kiwis Four Nations squad and made his debut against Tonga.[2]

In May 2010, Sa'u was selected as centre for the New Zealand Kiwis in the annual ANZAC Test.

Personal life

In 2009 Sa'u was praised for coming to the aid of a 15 year old girl who was being assaulted in Waratah.[3]

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